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Jeremias Donis-Garcia, the subject of an ongoing drug investigation, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer with Florida registration when police pulled him over around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, local authorities said.
The police department's trained K-9 sniffed out the drugs, allowing police officers to obtain a search warrant for Donis-Garcia's vehicle.
An initial search did not turn up any drugs, prompting police to begin a second search. It was only then that police found a hidden, booby-trapped compartment under the rear passenger seats, police said.
Inside of it was eight kilos, or 15 pounds, of methamphetamine valued at $1.6 million, authorities said.
Donis-Garcia was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
He was arraigned and sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10% of $1.5 million bail.
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